Display-stand.



H. E. BARTINDALE & F. S. SCOTT.

DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2, 1913.

LGSLQOQ Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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HENRY E. BARTINDALE AND FRED S. SCOTT, 0F OXFORD, INDIANA.

DISPLAY-STAND.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 9, 191%.

Application filed July 2, 191a. Serial No. Wmee.

To all'wiwm it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY E. BARTIN- DALE and FRED S. Soo'rr, citizens of the United States, residing at Oxford, in the county of Benton, State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Display-Stand, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in display stands.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved form of display stand for the receiving and retaining of fruits, vegetables and like articles.

A further object is to provide a display stand including a plurality of removable bins preferably formed in a flaring'manner so that a number of the same may be stored away in a limited space. The bins are provided with suitable handles whereby they may be readily manipulated and removed from the display stand for the purpose of cleaning and refilling or other similar purposes.

A further object is to provide a display stand which includes an angularly disposed casing with a plurality of cross members extending transversely thereof and upon which are hung or supported a number of removable bins triangular in outline and with the bottom thereof disposed horizontal and the rear wall vertical.

The entire device is preferably formed of metal suitably covered or coated to prevent rusting and which allows the entire device to be easily maintained in a sanitary condition. The elevated manner in which the bins are supported prevents access thereto by cats and similar animals. The vegetables and similar articles will be displayed in a most advantageous manner and the casing may be provided with a suitable cooling medium such as ice, should the same be used for the storing of articles spoiled or affected by heat.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings accompanying this specifica'tion and forming a part thereof, the preferable form of our invention is illustrated, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective of our improved device. Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof. I

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout the several views, the easing which supports the bins comprises the side walls 1 and 2, the upper and lower end walls 3 and 4 and the bottom 5, all being formed preferably of metal and suitably connected to form a rigid structure. The lower extremity of the trough-like casing is provided with the caster wheels 6 which hold the lower end thereof supported above the ground and at the same time allows the entire stand to be readily mov d about. Hingedly sec'ured'to'the upper ehd of the angularly disposed casing are the supporting legs 7 held in spaced relation by the strut bar 8. In order to prevent the accidental collapsing or shifting of the legs 7 the holding members 9 are provided and are hingedly secured to the lower extremities of the legs 7 and are provided with the offset end 10 which interlocks with a sleeve 11 which latter is rigidly secured to the bottom of the casing. Thus when the stand is in use the legs 7 are held in a vertical manner by means of the holding members 9. Should it be desired to move the stands about the legs 7 can be folded and the stand moved upon the front wheels 6 in the manner of an ordinary wheelbarrow.

The side walls 1 and 2 of the casing are bent horizontally outward and extending therebetween and disposed a slight distance below the general level of the said outlying portions of the side walls are the supporting bars 12. Each of the said bars is provided with a central upstanding rib 13 which forms an abutment for the supporting flanges of the bin. The bins are each a complete unit in themselves and are triangular in cross section and include the bottom 14, the back 15, and the triangular side plates 16. The back 15 is projected up beyond the upper edges of the side plates and is bent at an angle to itself equal to the angle described by the bottom of the casing taken with respect to the vertical. The bottom 14 is bent upwardly as at 17 and then outwardly and downwardly to form the flange 18. By so providing the bins with the raised flange at the lower extremity thereof, it insures that a front retainingwall will be had, as will be apparent by a reference to the drawings.

The angle at which the back of the bin is disposed with respect to the bottom thereof is the same as the angle described by the bottom of the trough casing taken with respect to the horizontal. This insures that with the casing supported in its angular position, the bottoms of the bins will be substantially horizontal. Mention is made of the factthat the bins are supported entirely by the supporting bars 12 and that the bins do not rest upon the bottom of the trough. Suitable handles are secured to the bins whereby the same may be readily and conveniently withdrawn from the supporting stand for the purpose of cleansingthe same or to refill the same with the articles to be displayed. Also ice or otherscooling medium may be placed within the trough casing for the cooling of the bins without in any way affecting the positions thereof. The bins are preferably made flaring so that a number may be stacked in a limited space so that a reserve number may always be maintained on hand and should it be desired to change the articles displayed, the same can be readily effected. by the removing of a bin and substituting another one therefor without removing the articles from the bin, thus materially decreasing the labor which would ordinarily be involved. The sanitary manner in which the articles are disposed above the ground will also appeal to the careful buyer which is the ultimate object of devices of this character.

Having thus fully what we claim is: 1

A display stand comprising a trough-like casing, means for supporting the same at an angle to the horizontal, the upper edges of said casing flared, a plurality of supporting bars extending transversely across said casing, each of said supporting bars including a central upstanding ridge-like abutment, a plurality of removable bins substantially triangular in cross section, said triangular bins including bottom, rear, and side walls, the bottom walls of said bins extending upwardly and then flared outwardly and adapted to contact with and rest upon one of the supporting bars, the rear walls of the bins extending outwardly at their upper extremities and contacting with the supporting bars and rest-ing thereupon, the said supporting bars adapted to hold the bottom and rear walls of the bins substantially horizontal and vertical respectively, the bottoms of the bins spaced a distance above the bottom of the said trough-like casing and defining ice receiving compartments therebetween.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto aflixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

' HENRY E. BARTINDALE. FRED S. SCOTT. \Vitnesses:

' V. J. LADD,

F. H. WANN.

described the invention 

